May 2020 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wiretap
LeSean McCoy has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"He's very excited to play with established vets like [Tom] Brady and Gronk [Rob Gronkowski] in trying to win another championship," Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN.
McCoy will compete for time with Ronald Jones and Dare Ogunbowale at running back.
Bruce Arians will wear a mask and a face shield this season on the sidelines.
Arians is a three-time cancer survivor.
"There was never a doubt I was going to coach," Arians said, per NFL Network's Mike Giardi.
After playing nine seasons with the New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski was ready for a change.
It was a change of scenery and fresh start that led to the tight end coming out of retirement to join Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"As a player, you always want to see what it is like somewhere else," Gronkowski told Boston radio WEEI. "(I) thought of that before, definitely after playing nine years in the NFL and I also thought about it when I came out of retirement.
"This is an opportunity to go see what it's like somewhere else, to go see what it's like in the NFL on another squad. There's so many players that bounce around on so many different teams. I loved my time in New England, no doubt about it. But it was another opportunity that presented."
It remains to be seen if there will be fans at Raymond James Stadium this coming season, but precautions are being taken nonetheless.
The stadium is getting $10.4 million in federal money under under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act for COVID-19-related safety upgrades.
The CARES Act money will go toward modifications to the stadium such as touch-free toilets and sinks, hand-sanitizing stations, and removable seat bottoms to create social distancing.
The Buccaneers are scheduled to open the season on Sept. 20 and they're supposed to host Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 7, 2021.
Shaq Barrett has officially accepted his franchise tender with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But Barrett has also filed a grievance with the NFLPA to be tagged as a defensive end and not as a linebacker.
There is a $2 million difference in the tag between a defensive end and linebacker.
Tom Brady's TB12 lifestyle brand received a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the range of $350,000 and $1 million.
The figures come from federal data made public on Monday.
The PPP program provided relief to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bruce Arians is 67 years old and has had to step away from coaching before due to health concerns, but has no plans to step away from football in 2020.
"I got to be real careful," Arianssaid of coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I'll probably double with a mask and a [face] shield. You know, because l already had my scare out there [in Arizona] once a couple of years ago.
"For me personally, I've got a plan and I just have to be smart enough to stay with it."
Arians has survived three bouts with cancer. He's the third-oldest coach in the league.
